Mesh term Peripheral Nervous System
Browse to parent terms:Nervous System
Description
The nervous system outside of the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system has autonomic and somatic divisions. The autonomic nervous system includes the enteric, parasympathetic, and sympathetic subdivisions. The somatic nervous system includes the cranial and spinal nerves and their ganglia and the peripheral sensory receptors.Browse to child terms:
Autonomic Nervous System
Ganglia, Sensory
Nerve Endings
Peripheral Nerves
Sensory Receptor Cells
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